ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

&NA;Engagement in meaningful activity, occupation, is vital for health and well‐being. By enabling the continuation of a familiar lifestyle, and hence involvement in meaningful activity, caregivers of persons with dementia support well‐being and provide an effective treatment for the behavioral symptoms of dementia. The person with dementia has many continuing abilities. When caregivers make use of these abilities and offer support and an enriched environment, persons with dementia are able to do. Guidelines for enabling engagement in doing, occupation, are provided.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

&NA;There is a growing consensus of opinion among dementia care practitioners that dementia might best be understood in “reversed” developmental terms; that is, as a sort of return journey back through the sequentially acquired childhood stages of cognitive and daily living function. This article argues for the adoption of a practice model based on this theory and proposes that practitioners need to consider the concept of “being” with the enthusiasm with which they have formerly considered the concept of “doing.” Being is clearly a difficult concept to construct, but the notion of being as “existing in relation to another” has much to offer dementia care, particularly the care of those in late stage dementia where “doing,” as it is commonly understood, has all but ceased.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

&NA;In recent years we have made progress on at least three fronts related to activities: We have broadened the scope of the definition, we have given activities purpose (they are no longer about keeping people busy, but about building relationships), and we have affirmed the right of the person with dementia to make his or her own choices. This article summarizes the writings of some of today's top experts on these changes.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

&NA;Activities of daily living (ADLs), such as dressing, eating, grooming, mobility, and caring for personal effects, are very precious assets in programming designed for persons with dementia. ADLs are our most personal and familiar pursuits. Therefore, when done in a familiar context, they require little or no new learning. With the appropriate prompts and assistance, the person with Alzheimer's disease has the opportunity to express retained competencies and experience success that she or he can truly appreciate. When ADLs are done within the person's habitual routine, they also contribute to orientation and promote the individual's security and sense of belonging. These potential benefits are lost when “activities” and ADLs are artificially separated and placed under the jurisdiction of separate departments. This article demonstrates the significance of ADLs for persons with dementia and discusses the empirical studies that illustrate the effectiveness of promoting functional ability in long‐term care. It also describes attempts, based on clinical experience, to frame the facility's daily programming around ADLs.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

&NA;All persons with dementia are unique and deserving of individualized respect, honoring, and care. The identification of disease stages or other categories may have value, but only when the person is offered unconditional positive regard and seen as having inherent worth and dignity. The essence of a person is within—one's personhood, one's am‐ness. Celebrating this personal and spiritual‐centered uniqueness includes spiritual well‐being assessment; the offering of a praise, thanksgiving, and worship activity center; and participation in activity‐focused adapted worship. The person's spiritual self is therefore invited to enter into the sacredness of each day, gifting one's self and others.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

&NA;The greatest therapeutic value of all is the value of fun. Activity professionals need to recognize the inherent benefits of pleasure and enjoyment, incorporate that philosophy into their programming, and cherish the infinite possibilities that fun‐based care offers.

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:1525-3279    

出版商:OVID    

年代:2000

数据来源: OVID